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Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland / Collected Entirely from Oral Sources — John Gregorson Campbell

Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland / Collected Entirely from Oral Sources

John Gregorson Campbell

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 321 pages

This collection of essays by John Gregorson Campbell records superstitions of the Scottish Highlands and Islands, gathered entirely from oral sources. It presents traditional beliefs, customs, and stories from Highland and island communities. It is worth listening to for a vivid glimpse of folk life and oral tradition in Scotland.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland Collected entirely from Oral Sources
  2. EDITOR’S NOTE.
  3. PREFACE.
  4. CONTENTS
  5. CHAPTER I. THE FAIRIES.1
  6. CHAPTER II. TALES ILLUSTRATIVE OF FAIRY SUPERSTITION.
  7. CHAPTER III. TUTELARY BEINGS.
  8. CHAPTER IV. THE URISK, THE BLUE MEN, AND THE MERMAID.
  9. CHAPTER V. THE WATER-HORSE (Each Uisge).
  10. CHAPTER VI. SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT ANIMALS.
  11. CHAPTER VII. MISCELLANEOUS SUPERSTITIONS.
  12. CHAPTER VIII. AUGURY.68
  13. CHAPTER IX. PREMONITIONS AND DIVINATION.
  14. CHAPTER X. DREAMS AND PROPHECIES.
  15. CHAPTER XI. IMPRECATIONS, SPELLS, AND THE BLACK ART.
  16. CHAPTER XII. THE DEVIL.
  17. FOOTNOTES
  18. INDEX. (The figures refer to the page.)
  19. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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